The GranTurismo S – The Sportiest Version of Maserati’s Coupé
The Maserati GranTurismo S, the sportiest version of Maserati’s coupé, was developed for those looking for a distinctive performance car. The new and powerful 4.7 litre V8 engine is capable of generating 323 kw (440bhp), bestowing the GranTurismo S with a distinctive personality, aggression and power; all the necessary traits to deliver a refined drive in complete safety.

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Rinspeed’s Zero-Emission World Debut at the Geneva Motor Show – a Green “Fish” with Q-Factor

Thirty years after the movie thriller ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ hit the silver screen “sQuba” is the first car that can actually ‘fly’ under water.

“Dive it again, James!” If the situation gets too hot for the secret agent he’ll go underground – or under water. So demonstrated impressively by Roger Moore in ‘The Spy Who Loved Me” in 1977 when he dove below the waves in a sleek vehicle that moments before seemed to be an ordinary car. The only problem: The scene never really took place; it was an animation.

With the “sQuba,” the world’s first real submersible car, the movie fake now becomes reality for visitors of the Geneva Motor Show (March 6th – 16th, 2008). Rinspeed boss Frank M. Rinderknecht (52) is known for his extraordinary automotive creations. The acknowledged James Bond enthusiast and Swiss automobile visionary kept revisiting this scene in his mind over and over: “For three decades I have tried to imagine how it might be possible to build a car that can fly under water. Now we have made this dream come true.”

And it is this submerged stabile flight at a depth of 10 meters that sets the “sQuba” apart from military vehicles. While the latter can go under water, they are limited to driving slowly over the submerged ground. Rinderknecht: “It is undoubtedly not an easy task to make a car watertight and pressure resistant enough to be maneuverable under water. The real challenge however was to create a submersible car that moves like a fish in water.”

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Acura’s Advanced Sports Car Concept bears all the necessary design elements of a proper sports car: sharp, aggressive edges, a low and wide silhouette, a slightly phallic side profile, and of course, a rear window that stands somewhere between hardly usable and nonexistent. As a whole, the ASCC looks clean and modern but also recalls some late ’80s sports cars, specifically the Mark III Toyota Supra. The slim headlights and full-width taillight are meant to mimic those of the iconic Acura NSX. Inside, an all-black cockpit does the same.

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Audi is presenting a revolution in the top class at the Detroit Auto Show 2008 – the first 12-cylinder diesel engine in a high-performance roadgoing sports car. The V12 TDI with a displacement of six liters powers a concept car based on the Audi R8. This unit generates a huge 500 bhp and 737.56 lb-ft of torque. Audi is writing a new chapter in diesel technology with this power unit. Equipped with the expertise that Audi has built up through its motor sport activities, the R8 V12 TDI in matt “Grace Silver” embodies superb road handling, pioneering technology and fascinating design.

The V12 TDI is closely related to the engine in the Audi R10, the two-time Le Mans winner – so it catapults the Audi R8 into supercar terrain concerning performance too. It sprints from zero to 60 mph in just 4.2 seconds and its top speed is well over 186.41 mph. The peak torque, reached at only 1,750 rpm, paves the way for effortless acceleration that is unrivaled even at this level.

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The SSC Ultimate Aero

After seven years of painstaking development, SSC is proud to introduce the Ultimate Aero — A car without equal.

The SSC Ultimate Aero sets the benchmark for supercars today. Achieving tremendous power via its twin turbo V-8 engine, it produces 1,183 horsepower and 1094 ft.-lbs. of torque making the Ultimate Aero the world’s most powerful production car. Combining this proprietary power plant with a lightweight, aerodynamic body and the best handling systems available SSC delivers a vehicle that not only eclipses all other cars but stands OFFICIALLY as the “World’s Fastest Production Car”.

Simply put, there is no other production car that can match the performance of the Ultimate Aero.

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Nikolay Fomenko, FIA N-GT Champion, has just launched Russia’s first sports car company, named Marussia (is that a contraction of “Mother Russia”?), and in the process has unveiled its first pre-production hybrid concept vehicle. One nice mother. The vehicle shown is still in the early stages of development, with many important decisions still yet to be made, but at least the exterior design is headed in the right direction.

Fomenko envisions a purely electric vehicle in the future but for now hybrid is the way. A Renault or Nissan derived 180kW 3.5-litre six cylinder engine is slated to appear in the engine bay, but at this stage there are no details on the electric component of the drive-train.

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First impressions

Attempts to beat Ferrari and Porsche at their own game normally meet with the same success as drunken rows with nightclub bouncers, but Horacio Pagani blew the establishment away with the Zonda back in 1999 and raised the bar once again with the Pagani Zonda F. And with the Roadster, the Italian firm might just have created a 214mph, blurred vision of perfection.

There are just 90 Zondas in the world, Pagani built just 25 Fs, including the Roadsters, and they’re all sold. So to get hold of one I visited Group 20, which allows members access to the Zonda, Ferraris and Lamborghinis for as little as £15,000 a year, the price of a warm hatch. There’s a new Pagani due soon, and they have already promised it will be a step up.

And despite being around in its basic form for nine years, the Pagani has lost none of that wrecking ball impact. The basic cab-forward shape is reminiscent of the Group C Sportscars that dominated Le Mans in the 1980s and the Gatling Gun exhaust cluster is the car’s main signature.

Look closer and every detail is exquisite, perfect, from the teeth in the wheels to the lip spoilers that combine with the wide single-plane wing to plant this car to the ground. It screams pure speed from every angle and isn’t just a car, it’s a thetarical experience. Read more here…

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The Limited Edition Team GT40 Kit.

In celebration of Carroll Shelby’s 85TH birthday Amy Boylan, President of Shelby Automobiles Inc. has commissioned Shelby Distribution USA to produce vehicles parts interchangeable with your own parts of your original car! Here is what you get to produce your very own GT40.

Standard Equipment Includes

Original “Monocoque” style chassis with pressed steel roof.
Original style “Bundle of Snakes” exhaust.
High Capacity A/C, original “Hartswell” door latches and Smith Gauges.

Exclusive Team Shelby additions:

Carroll Shelby engraved door handles and head light covers.
Leather seating.
Hood Pins and Hood Diffusers.
CS GT40 numbered dash plaque.
CS GT40 side graphics.
CS GT40 tunnel mats.
85TH Commemorative floor mats.

Only 85 of these history making car kits will be reproduced per color so place your order today!